My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Above the heavens, the tribulation of lightning ended, the dark clouds dispersed, and the first rays of sunlight appeared.

The people in the capital city looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh dear, how quickly fate changes its mind. A perfectly good day, and then this happens," an old woman said, clutching her chest, still shaken.

Her little grandson clung tightly to her clothes, his eyes filled with lingering fear: "Grandma, I thought the sky was going to fall down."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Our capital city is protected by dragon energy, and no demons or monsters can get close." The old woman lovingly patted her grandson's head.

Although the concept of dragon energy is merely an ancient legend passed down from previous dynasties, it is commonly used by the common people to comfort children, and it is quite effective.

Not far away, several vendors were busy rearranging their goods, talking to each other, their faces filled with relief at surviving the ordeal.

"The thunder came suddenly and went quickly; thankfully, no one was hurt."

"That's right, I was so scared my legs went weak just now. I was afraid that the lightning would strike directly down. How could we mortals withstand that?" another person chimed in, his face still pale, clearly still shaken.

Although the capital city had returned to peace, everyone still felt uneasy about the terrifying scene they had just witnessed.

The Prefect of the Capital walked outside his residence, looked up at the sky, still feeling uneasy. He turned and called over the yamen runner on duty, instructing him to quickly go outside the city to investigate.

The yamen runner knew something was amiss and was a little scared. He was reluctant to go and tried to decline, but after the Prefect of the Capital took out some silver, he left happily.

The Prefect of the Capital watched the yamen runners leave, shook his head helplessly, and prepared to go back to deal with the case files.

After the Chu couple were beheaded yesterday, many aggrieved people came to the Jingzhao Prefecture to beat the drum and appeal for justice, recounting their past experiences and hoping to receive fairness and compensation.

The Prefect of the Capital finally managed to calm those people down. He only slept for two hours last night and got up to continue working this morning.

Just then, another "dark cloud" suddenly drifted in from the horizon.

It blocked out half the sky, swallowing up all the bright sunlight.

A huge shadow fell over the capital city, and countless people looked up in confusion.

The Prefect of the Capital squinted and observed carefully with a furrowed brow, realizing that something seemed amiss with these "dark clouds."

As the "dark cloud" drew closer, its true form gradually revealed itself—it was an enormous vortex of black energy!

Within the vortex, crimson threads churned wildly, like countless twisted snake shadows.

A howling wind whipped up clouds of dust, which mingled with demonic energy, carrying a chilling sense of oppression as it rapidly approached the capital city.

Within the black demonic energy, a pair of blood-red eyes could be vaguely seen, flashing with a savage and bloodthirsty light.

This is the very demon who just fought with Chu Lengyu.

He was caught off guard and severely injured by her. His already serious injuries were compounded, forcing him to flee here in an attempt to use the life force of a large number of living beings to heal his injuries and restore his demonic power.

In his eyes, the capital city, this prosperous city, was nothing more than a city of lambs to the slaughter, and the hundreds of thousands of mortals in the city were all sacrifices for him to regain his power.

The people had not yet recovered from the previous lightning tribulation when they encountered this terrible sight.

They looked up at the sky, their gazes fixed on the strange "dark cloud." At first, they were just stunned, but then fear surged over them like a tidal wave.

"A demon, a monster—!!!"

People scattered and fled, screams and cries echoing everywhere.

The demon looked down from above, his laughter echoing in the air, cold and cruel, sending chills down one's spine.

His bloodshot eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty excitement, as if he were enjoying the chaos and despair he had created himself.

"You ants, struggle! Fear!" His voice was filled with an arrogant and overbearing arrogance.

He spread his arms as if to embrace the entire capital city, his demonic energy surging and transforming into countless black tentacles that lunged downwards.

Wherever it went, houses collapsed, trees broke, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The land was devastated, and cries of agony filled the air.

Blood blossomed in the air, staining the streets red. The air was thick with the stench of blood and despair, suffocating everyone.

Some tried to resist, but their strength was so insignificant in the face of those eerie demonic tentacles; it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, or an ant trying to shake a tree.

However, at this critical moment of life and death, a clear sword light suddenly appeared like a thunderbolt, piercing through the layers of obstacles of the demonic energy vortex with unstoppable force, briefly illuminating this land shrouded in darkness.

Wherever the sword light passed, the demonic energy retreated in all directions.

Chu Lengyu rushed over, her long hair disheveled, and a faint trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.

She had deliberately feigned weakness, and when the demon lowered his guard, she suddenly launched an attack. Her longsword flashed like lightning, and with lightning speed, she slashed fiercely at the demon's vitals.

The Flowing Moonlight is the third move in the "Moon-Slaying Sword Technique," and it is the fastest sword move. Chu Lengyu could only barely use it after reaching the Golden Core stage.

That fatal sword strike nearly cleaved the demon in two.

However, this demon was exceptionally cunning. Despite being severely injured, he remained calm, not only unleashing dozens of talismans that exploded in succession, but also sacrificing his tail to survive, creating several demonic clones to restrain and hinder him.

After a fierce battle, Chu Lengyu finally broke free from the clone's entanglement, but this also consumed a lot of time, causing her to arrive late.

When the demon saw her arrive, he immediately recalled the scene of being tricked and injured earlier, and his anger intensified.

If he hadn't lost his physical body and suffered a great loss of strength, and his demonic energy hadn't been unable to be replenished in this world with its scarce spiritual energy, and he could only slowly replenish it by devouring flesh and blood, how could he have been injured so badly by this junior?

How hateful, absolutely hateful!